Overview
- Prosecutors filed a criminal vehicular homicide charge against 20-year-old Goay Gatluak Jikany in the death of 46-year-old Kala Karlene Henry of Chaska.
- Investigators say Jikany’s GMC Acadia rear-ended Henry’s Chevrolet Cobalt around 11:40 p.m. Sunday on southbound Highway 169 near Marystown Road, sending her car into a ditch where it hit a culvert and rolled.
- Charging documents describe Henry’s car as totally crushed at the rear, with witnesses reporting a vehicle airborne and a puff of smoke after the impact.
- According to the complaint, Jikany exhibited signs of impairment, failed a field sobriety test, registered a 0.144 on a preliminary breath test, and was not wearing a seatbelt.
- Court records note a pending DWI case for Jikany from eight weeks earlier, and he faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted, with an initial court appearance set for Tuesday.